Last week my lovely bloggy friends Becky and Penny released the most amazing book!The book is called 'Create Your Own Happy' and is aimed at children aged between 7 and 11 although if you're anything like me, you'll enjoy it as much as the kids will.The book is laid out in three sections - the first one is all about how to make yourself happy, the second section is about making other people happy which in turn makes you happy and the final section is about making the world a happier place which again, is going to help make you happy.The ability to take control of your own … [Read more...]
Do you know the average cost of a funeral in the UK?
Have you ever considered how your loved ones would pay for your funeral if the worst ever happens? And do you have any idea what the average cost of a funeral actually is?Me neither.Or at least I hadn't until I had to organise my Dad's funeral earlier this year when I was shocked that (a) the overall cost was over £4000 and (b) I had to pay £1400 up front before they would collect him from the hospital.I was also surprised to see how quickly the cost was bumped up from the 'basic' funeral to one with just a few extras because even though I knew that my Dad would begrudge … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {14 September 2018}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.Before I start though, I do want to say that being frugal to me is about getting the best value for our money - it's not about doing without for us or about not having nice things. We all have different financial situations and we're all frugal for different reasons - we're frugal so we can afford to do nice things together.For obvious reasons (well obvious if you read this … [Read more...]
Why you should ALWAYS trust your instincts as a parent….
I mentioned briefly in last Friday's five frugal things post that Master Frugal had suffered a concussion and wasn't doing too well but things took a nasty turn on Saturday so I thought I'd give you a bit of an update - more to keep my mind off things as I'm currently sat next to his bed in hospital while he sleeps and as we’re now on day 4 I am really, really bored as well as being super tired.So, last Thursday he tripped over his shoelaces at school and banged his head. He didn’t think much of it at the time but he started to feel sick at lunchtime and by the end of the school day he … [Read more...]
Am I being unreasonable: the school uniform edition….
I want to have a little rant today about school uniform rules!I should start by saying that I'm all for school uniform and completely understand the need for guidelines and rules. What seriously annoys me is the decision that what was suitable to be worn as part of the school uniform in July is no longer suitable for the following September. Replacing perfectly good clothes is not only a waste of money but it's just wasteful in general. During the Summer term, our school announced some uniform changes that would take effect from this September.The new changes meant that the … [Read more...]
Five Frugal Things we did this week {7 September 2018}….
Every week I share five frugal things that I've done during that week just to show you that the small things you do all add up to a great frugal lifestyle where you can learn to live a fabulously frugal life.I have TOTALLY struggled with this post today for two reasons - the first reason is that I usually write this post on a Thursday night but we spent most of last night at the hospital with a bit of a scare over Master Frugal.He had a fall at school and not long after started being sick and by the time we picked him up, he was looking grey and was pretty groggy and confused. Long … [Read more...]
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